Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Athletics Championships (2127)

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Host cities:

1934 Torino (ITA) 7-9 September 1934
1938 Paris (FRA) 3-5 September 1938 (men)
1938 Wien (Vienna) (AUT) 17-18 September 1938 (women)
1946 Oslo (NOR) 22-25 August 1946
1950 Bruxelles (Brussels) (BEL) 23-27 August 1950
1954 Bern (SUI) 25-29 August 1954
1958 Stockholm (SWE) 19-24 August 1958
1962 Beograd (Belgrade) (YUG) 12-16 September 1962
1966 Budapest (HUN) 30 August-4 September 1966
1969 Athina (Athens) (GRE) 16-21 September 1969
1971 Helsinki (FIN) 10-15 August 1971
1974 Roma (ITA) 2-8 September 1974
1978 Praha (Prague) (TCH) 29 August-3 September 1978
1982 Athina (Athens) (GRE) 6-12 September 1982
1986 Stuttgart (FRG) 26-31 August 1986
1990 Split (YUG) 26 August-2 September 1990
1994 Helsinki (FIN) 7-14 August 1994
1998 Budapest (HUN) 18-23 August 1998
2002 München (Munich) (GER) 6-11 August 2002
2006 Göteborg (Gothenburg) (SWE) 7-13 August 2006
2010 Barcelona (ESP) 27 July-1 August 2010
2012 Helsinki (FIN) 27 June-1 July 2012
2014 Zürich (SUI) 12-17 August 2014
2016 Amsterdam (NED) 6-10 July 2016
2018 Berlin (GER) 6-12 August 2018
2020 Paris (FRA) cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Athlete	Nation(s)	Sport(s)	Role(s)	Era	Notes
Isaac Viciosa	ESP	ATH	Olympics	1996	1–1–0 1994 Helsinki silver: 1500 m; 1998 Budapest gold: 5000 m
Stan Vickers	GBR	ATH	Olympics	1956—1960	1–0–0 1958 Stockholm gold: 20 km walk
João Vieira	POR	ATH	Olympics / Non-starter	2000—2020	0–1–1 2006 Göteborg bronze: 20 km walk; 2010 Barcelona silver: 20 km walk
Arnold Viiding	EST	ATH	Olympics	1936	1–0–0 1934 Torino gold: shot put
Jean-Paul Villain	FRA	ATH	Olympics	1968—1976	1–0–0 1971 Helsinki gold: 3000 m steeplechase
Roman Virastiuk	UKR	ATH	Olympics	1996—2004	0–0–1 1994 Helsinki bronze: shot put
Lasse Virén	FIN	ATH	Olympics / Other	1972—1980	0–0–1 1974 Roma bronze: 5000 m
Viorica Viscopoleanu	ROU	ATH	Olympics	1964—1972	0–1–0 1969 Athina silver: long jump
Borja Vivas	ESP	ATH	Olympics	2012—2016	0–1–0 2014 Zürich silver: shot put
Nicola Vizzoni	ITA	ATH	Olympics	2000—2012	0–1–0 2010 Barcelona silver: hammer throw
Blanka Vlašić	CRO	ATH	Olympics	2000—2016	1–0–0 2010 Barcelona gold: high jump
Angela Voigt	GDR	ATH	Olympics	1976	0–1–0 1978 Praha silver: long jump
Harry Voigt	GER	ATH	Olympics	1936	1–0–0 1934 Torino gold: 4×400 m relay
Leonid Voloshin	RUS URS EUN	ATH	Olympics	1988—1992	1–0–0 1990 Split gold: triple jump (competed for the Soviet Union)
Aikaterini Vongoli	GRE	ATH	Olympics	1996—2004	1–0–0 2002 München gold: discus throw
Aleksey Voyevodin	RUS	ATH	Olympics	2004	0–1–0 2002 München silver: 50 km walk
Simon Vroemen	NED	ATH	Olympics	2000—2004	0–1–0 2002 München silver: 3000 m steeplechase
Sviatlana Vusovich	BLR	ATH	Olympics	2004—2012	0–1–0 2006 Göteborg silver: 4×400 m relay
Bertil von Wachenfeldt	SWE	ATH	Olympics	1928—1936	0–0–3 1934 Torino bronze: 400 m and 4×400 m relay; 1938 Paris bronze: 4×400 m relay
Christine Wachtel	GDR GER	ATH	Olympics	1988—1992	0–1–0 1990 Split silver: 800 m (competed for East Germany)
Ibrahima Wade	FRA	ATH	Olympics	2000—2004	0–0–1 2002 München bronze: 4×400 m relay
Jean Wadoux	FRA	ATH	Olympics	1964—1968	0–1–0 1971 Helsinki silver: 5000 m
Dan Waern	SWE	ATH	Olympics	1956—1960	0–1–0 1958 Stockholm silver: 1500 m
Marion Wagner	GER	ATH	Olympics	2000—2008	0–1–0 2002 München silver: 4×100 m relay
Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz	POL	ATH	Olympics	1932—1948	0–0–1 1946 Oslo bronze: discus throw (competed as Jadwiga Wajs)
Stanisława Walasiewicz	POL	ATH	Olympics	1932—1936	2–2–0 1938 Wien gold: 100 m and 200 m, silver: 4×100 m relay and long jump
Hans-Joachim Walde	GER FRG	ATH	Olympics	1964—1972	0–0–1 1971 Helsinki bronze: decathlon (competed for West Germany)
Niklas Wallenlind	SWE	ATH	Olympics	1992	0–0–1 1990 Split bronze: 400 m hurdles
Gesine Walther	GDR	ATH	Non-starter	1980	1–0–0 1982 Athina gold: 4×100 m relay
Ernest Wanko	CMR		Administrator	1963—1972	0–0–1 1954 Bern bronze: long jump (competed for France)
Karsten Warholm	NOR	ATH	Olympics	2016—2020	1–0–0 2018 Berlin gold: 400 m hurdles
Julien Watrin	BEL	ATH	Olympics	2016	2–0–0 2016 Amsterdam gold: 4×400 m relay; 2018 Berlin gold: 4×400 m relay (ran in heats only)
Hartmut Weber	FRG	ATH	Non-starter	1984	2–0–0 1982 Athina gold: 400 m and 4×400 m relay
Max Weber	GDR GER	ATH	Olympics	1960	0–0–1 1958 Stockholm bronze: 50 km walk
Erwin Wegner	GER	ATH	Olympics	1932—1936	0–1–0 1934 Torino silver: 110 m hurdles
Laura Weightman	GBR	ATH	Olympics	2012—2016	0–0–2 2014 Zürich bronze: 1500 m; 2018 Berlin bronze: 1500 m
Wilfried Weiland	GDR GER	ATH	Non-starter	1964	0–0–1 1966 Budapest bronze: 4×400 m relay
Heinz Weis	GER FRG	ATH	Olympics	1988—2000	0–0–1 1994 Helsinki bronze: hammer throw (competed for Germany)
Lukas Weißhaidinger	AUT	ATH	Olympics	2016—2020	0–0–1 2018 Berlin bronze: discus throw
Siggi Wentz	FRG	ATH	Olympics	1984	0–0–1 1986 Stuttgart bronze: decathlon
Martin Weppler	FRG	ATH	Olympics	1984	1–0–0 1978 Praha gold: 4×400 m relay
Jan Werner	POL	ATH	Olympics	1968—1976	2–1–1 1966 Budapest gold: 4×400 m relay; 1969 Athina gold: 400 m; 1971 Helsinki silver: 4×400 m relay, bronze: 400 m
Marianne Werner	GER FRG	ATH	Olympics	1952—1956	1–0–0 1958 Stockholm gold: shot put
Herbert Wessel	GDR	ATH	Olympics	1968	0–1–0 1969 Athina silver: decathlon
Michael Wessing	FRG	ATH	Olympics	1976	1–0–0 1978 Praha gold: javelin throw
Thomas Wessinghage	FRG	ATH	Olympics	1972—1976	1–0–1 1974 Roma bronze: 1500 m; 1982 Athina gold: 5000 m
Monica Westén	SWE	ATH	Olympics	1992	0–0–1 1990 Split bronze: 400 m hurdles
Liesel Westermann	FRG	ATH	Olympics	1968—1972	0–2–0 1966 Budapest silver: discus throw; 1971 Helsinki silver: discus throw
Anita Weyermann	SUI	ATH	Olympics	1996—2000	0–0–1 1998 Budapest bronze: 1500 m
John Whetton	GBR	ATH	Olympics	1964—1968	1–0–0 1969 Athina gold: 1500 m
Fatima Whitbread	GBR	ATH	Olympics	1980—1988	1–0–0 1986 Stuttgart gold: javelin throw
Harold Whitlock	GBR	ATH	Olympics / Other	1936—1952	1–0–0 1938 Paris gold: 50 km walk
Brian Whittle	GBR	ATH	Olympics	1988	3–0–0 1986 Stuttgart gold: 4×400 m relay; 1990 Split gold: 4×400 m relay (ran in heats only); 1994 Helsinki gold: 4×400 m relay
Harry Whittle	GBR	ATH	Olympics	1948—1952	0–0–1 1950 Bruxelles bronze: 400 m hurdles
Rafał Wieruszewski	POL	ATH	Olympics / Non-starter	2004—2008	0–0–1 2006 Göteborg bronze: 4×400 m relay
Roland Wieser	GDR	ATH	Olympics	1980	1–0–0 1978 Praha gold: 20 km walk
Conrad Williams	GBR	ATH	Olympics	2012	1–2–0 2010 Barcelona silver: 4×400 m relay; 2012 Helsinki silver: 4×400 m relay; 2014 Zürich gold: 4×400 m relay
Delano Williams	GBR	ATH	Olympics	2016	0–0–1 2016 Amsterdam bronze: 4×400 m relay
Jodie Williams	GBR	ATH	Olympics	2016—2020	1–1–0 2014 Zürich gold: 4×100 m relay, silver: 200 m
Rhys Williams	GBR	ATH	Olympics	2012	1–2–1 2006 Göteborg silver: 4×400 m relay, bronze: 400 m hurdles; 2010 Barcelona silver: 400 m hurdles; 2012 Helsinki gold: 400 m hurdles
Pirjo Wilmi-Häggman	FIN	ATH	Olympics / Administrator	1972—1999	0–1–0 1974 Roma silver: 4×400 m relay (competed as Pirjo Wilmi)
Alex Wilson	SUI	ATH	Olympics	2012	0–0–1 2018 Berlin bronze: 200 m
Paul Winter	FRA	ATH	Olympics	1932—1936	0–1–0 1934 Torino silver: discus throw
Joanna Wiśniewska	POL	ATH	Olympics	2004—2008	0–0–1 2010 Barcelona bronze: discus throw
Johan Wissman	SWE	ATH	Olympics	2004—2008	0–1–0 2006 Göteborg silver: 200 m
Ewa Witkowska	POL	ATH	Non-starter	1976	0–0–1 1986 Stuttgart bronze: 4×400 m relay
Rosie Witschas-Ackermann	GDR	ATH	Olympics	1972—1980	1–1–0 1974 Roma gold: high jump (competed as Rosemarie Witschas); 1978 Praha silver: high jump (competed as Rosemarie Ackermann)
Lisanne de Witte	NED	ATH	Olympics	2016—2020	0–0–1 2018 Berlin bronze: 400 m
Nettie Witziers-Timmer	NED	ATH	Olympics	1948	1–0–0 1946 Oslo gold: 4×100 m relay
Anita Włodarczyk	POL	ATH	Olympics	2008—2020	4–0–1 2010 Barcelona bronze: hammer throw; 2012 Helsinki gold: hammer throw; 2014 Zürich gold: hammer throw; 2016 Amsterdam gold: hammer throw; 2018 Berlin gold: hammer throw
Urszula Włodarczyk	POL	ATH	Olympics	1992—2000	0–1–1 1994 Helsinki bronze: heptathlon; 1998 Budapest silver: heptathlon
Sigrun Wodars-Grau	GDR GER	ATH	Olympics	1988—1992	1–1–0 1986 Stuttgart silver: 800 m (competed as Sigrun Wodars for East Germany); 1990 Split gold: 800 m (competed as Sigrun Wodars for East Germany)
Leszek Wodzyński	POL	ATH	Olympics	1972	0–0–1 1974 Roma bronze: 110 m hurdles
Mirosław Wodzyński	POL	ATH	Olympics	1972	0–1–0 1974 Roma silver: 110 m hurdles
Hans Woellke	GER	ATH	Olympics	1936	0–0–1 1938 Paris bronze: shot put
Paweł Wojciechowski	POL	ATH	Olympics	2012—2020	0–1–0 2014 Zürich silver: pole vault
Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt	SWE	ATH	Olympics	1948—1952	0–0–2 1950 Bruxelles bronze: 400 m and 4×400 m relay
Sydney Wooderson	GBR	ATH	Olympics	1936	2–0–0 1938 Paris gold: 1500 m; 1946 Oslo gold: 5000 m
Marian Woronin	POL	ATH	Olympics	1976—1980	1–0–1 1978 Praha gold: 4×100 m relay; 1982 Athina bronze: 100 m
John Wrighton	GBR	ATH	Olympics	1960	2–0–0 1958 Stockholm gold: 400 m and 4×400 m relay
Gerhard Wucherer	FRG	ATH	Olympics	1968—1972	0–1–0 1971 Helsinki silver: 100 m
Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz	POL	ATH	Olympics	2012—2016	1–0–0 2018 Berlin gold: 4×400 m relay
Ilke Wyludda	GER	ATH	Olympics	1992—2000	2–0–0 1990 Split gold: discus throw (competed for East Germany); 1994 Helsinki gold: discus throw
Nevin Yanıt	TUR	ATH	Olympics	2008—2012	1–0–0 2010 Barcelona gold: 100 m hurdles
Hanna Yaroshchuk-Ryzhkova	UKR	ATH	Olympics	2012—2020	0–3–0 2012 Helsinki silver: 400 m hurdles (competed as Hanna Yaroshchuk); 2014 Zürich silver: 4×400 m relay (competed as Hanna Ryzhykova); 2018 Berlin silver: 400 m hurdles (competed as Hanna Ryzhykova)
Grigory Yegorov	KAZ URS	ATH	Olympics	1988—2004	0–1–0 1990 Split silver: pole vault (competed for the Soviet Union)
Valentina Yegorova	RUS EUN	ATH	Olympics	1992—2000	0–1–0 1990 Split silver: marathon (competed for the Soviet Union)
Yelena Yelesina	RUS	ATH	Olympics	2000	0–0–1 1990 Split bronze: high jump (competed for the Soviet Union)
Andrey Yepishin	RUS	ATH	Olympics	2004—2008	0–1–0 2006 Göteborg silver: 100 m
Viktor Yevsyukov	KAZ URS	ATH	Olympics	1988	0–0–1 1986 Stuttgart bronze: javelin throw
Daniela Yordanova	BUL	ATH	Olympics	2000—2004	0–0–1 2006 Göteborg bronze: 1500 m
Diana Yorgova	BUL	ATH	Olympics	1964—1972	0–1–0 1966 Budapest silver: long jump
Rabah Yousif	SUD	ATH	Olympics / Other	2012	1–1–1 2014 Zürich gold: 4×400 m relay (ran in heats only) (competed for Great Britain); 2016 Amsterdam bronze: 4×400 m relay (competed for Great Britain); 2018 Berlin silver: 4×400 m relay (competed for Great Britain)
Anatoly Yulin	BLR URS	ATH	Olympics	1952—1956	1–0–0 1954 Bern gold: 400 m hurdles
Lidziya Yurkauna	BLR	ATH	Olympics	1996	0–0–1 1990 Split bronze: 100 m hurdles (competed for the Soviet Union)
Yuliyana Yushchanka	BLR	ATH	Olympics	2008	0–1–0 2006 Göteborg silver: 4×400 m relay (competed as Yulyana Zhalniaruk)
Yelena Zadorozhnaya	RUS	ATH	Olympics	2004—2008	0–0–1 2002 München bronze: 5000 m
Ginka Zagorcheva	BUL	ATH	Olympics	1988	0–1–1 1986 Stuttgart silver: 4×100 m relay, bronze: 100 m hurdles
Aleksey Zagorny	RUS	ATH	Olympics	2000—2012	0–1–0 2012 Helsinki silver: hammer throw
Luminita Zaituc	GER	ATH	Olympics	2004	0–1–0 2002 München silver: marathon
Krystian Zalewski	POL	ATH	Olympics	2016	0–1–0 2014 Zürich silver: 3000 m steeplechase
László Zarándi	HUN	ATH	Olympics	1952	1–0–0 1954 Bern gold: 4×100 m relay
Yuliya Zaripova	RUS	ATH	Olympics	2012	1–0–0 2010 Barcelona gold: 3000 m steeplechase (competed as Yuliya Zarudneva)
Emil Zátopek	CZE TCH	ATH	Olympics	1948—1956	3–0–1 1950 Bruxelles gold: 5000 m and 10000 m; 1954 Bern gold: 10000 m, bronze: 5000 m
Viktor Zaytsev	EUN UZB	ATH	Olympics	1992	0–1–0 1990 Split silver: javelin throw (competed for the Soviet Union)
Elżbieta Żebrowska	POL	ATH	Olympics	1968	1–0–1 1966 Budapest gold: 4×100 m relay, bronze: 80 m hurdles (competed as Elżbieta Bednarek)
Monika Zehrt	GDR	ATH	Olympics	1972	1–0–0 1971 Helsinki gold: 4×400 m relay
Jan Železný	CZE TCH	ATH	Olympics / Administrator	1988—2012	0–0–2 1994 Helsinki bronze: javelin throw (competed for Czech Republic); 2006 Göteborg bronze: javelin throw (competed for Czech Republic)
Olha Zemliak	UKR	ATH	Olympics	2012—2016	1–2–0 2012 Helsinki gold: 4×400 m relay; 2014 Zürich silver: 400 m and 4×400 m relay
Michael Zerbes	GDR	ATH	Olympics	1968	0–0–1 1966 Budapest bronze: 4×400 m relay
Mickaël-Méba Zézé	FRA	ATH	Olympics	2016—2020	0–1–0 2016 Amsterdam silver: 4×100 m relay
Lyudmila Zharkova-Maslakova	RUS URS	ATH	Olympics	1968—1980	1–0–2 1971 Helsinki bronze: 4×100 m relay (competed as Lyudmila Zharkova); 1978 Praha gold: 4×100 m relay, bronze: 100 m (competed as Lyudmila Maslakova)
Mihail Zhelev	BUL	ATH	Olympics	1968—1972	1–0–0 1969 Athina gold: 3000 m steeplechase
Marina Zhirova	RUS URS	ATH	Olympics	1988	0–0–1 1986 Stuttgart bronze: 4×100 m relay
Yevgeny Zhukov	RUS URS	ATH	Olympics	1960	0–1–0 1958 Stockholm silver: 10000 m
Rolf Ziegler	FRG	ATH	Olympics	1972	0–1–0 1974 Roma silver: 4×400 m relay
Andrzej Zieliński	POL	ATH	Olympics / Non-starter	1960—1964	0–1–0 1962 Beograd silver: 4×100 m relay
Kazimierz Zimny	POL	ATH	Olympics	1956—1960	0–2–0 1958 Stockholm silver: 5000 m; 1962 Beograd silver: 5000 m
Szymon Ziółkowski	POL	ATH	Olympics	1996—2012	0–0–1 2012 Helsinki bronze: hammer throw
Christian Zirkelbach	FRG	ATH	Olympics	1984	0–0–1 1982 Athina bronze: 4×100 m relay
Yury Zorin	RUS URS	ATH	Olympics	1972	0–1–0 1969 Athina silver: 4×400 m relay
Branko Zorko	CRO YUG	ATH	Olympics	1988—2004	0–0–1 1994 Helsinki bronze: 1500 m (competed for Croatia)
Attila Zsivóczky	HUN	ATH	Olympics	2000—2008	0–1–0 2006 Göteborg silver: decathlon
Gyula Zsivótzky	HUN	ATH	Olympics / Other	1960—1972	1–1–1 1958 Stockholm bronze: hammer throw; 1962 Beograd gold: hammer throw; 1966 Budapest silver: hammer throw
Elina Zverava	BLR URS	ATH	Olympics	1988—2008	0–1–0 1994 Helsinki silver: discus throw (competed for Belarus)
Galina Zybina	RUS URS	ATH	Olympics	1952—1964	1–0–3 1950 Bruxelles bronze: javelin throw; 1954 Bern gold: shot put, bronze: discus throw; 1962 Beograd bronze: shot put
Olesya Zykina	RUS	ATH	Olympics	2000—2004	1–1–0 2002 München gold: 400 m, silver: 4×400 m relay